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Off‑Gas Grant

Where the £9,000 off-gas grant applies, postcode by postcode

£9,000 heat pump grant in New Forest

2,419 oil and 659 LPG heated homes in New Forest sit off the gas grid, 5.4% of local properties.

How New Forest compares

Typical for England and Wales

New Forest sits close to the England and Wales figure for off-grid heating.

Least off-grid Most off-grid

5% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks New Forest 94 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.

How New Forest heats its homes

Oil Qualifies 2,419
LPG Qualifies 659
Electric only Usually not 6,141

Of 57,319 properties with a current certificate.

What the grant is worth here

£9,000 towards an air source heat pump for an eligible off-gas property. A home on the gas grid gets £7,500, so being off the grid is worth £1,500 more.

Eligible off-gas-grid properties. The installer must be MCS-certified and applies on the owner's behalf. Landlords are eligible.

Rented property in New Forest

617 of the oil and LPG heated homes here are privately rented. Landlords are eligible for the grant, and these properties also face the EPC C deadline in 2030.

Postcode districts in New Forest

Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside New Forest.

DistrictPost townOilLPGShare
SP6 Fordingbridge 810 135 20.1%
BH24 Ringwood 353 65 5.4%
SO42 Brockenhurst 309 76 22.1%
SO43 Lyndhurst 267 51 20.7%

Other authorities in South East